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MARCH 3, 2021

The program runs from 2 March to 30 April 2021, while supplies last. Arcadia’s technology matches home energy consumption with renewable energy sources from a variety of US wind and solar projects using renewable energy certificates, all without any installation or disruptions to their utility service.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

As electric vehicles start to become mainstream and the contribution of renewable energy to the electricity grid grows, by 2030 more than 70% of CO 2 emissions from typical new road vehicles could arise during the production—rather than use—phase of the life cycle of a typical vehicle. —Gloria Esposito.

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DECEMBER 17, 2021

in 2007, Fulcrum has developed a proprietary thermochemical process to convert the organic materials found in MSW to low-carbon drop-in fuels, which can be distributed in the same pipelines as traditional petroleum products. Fulcrum’s first MSW-to-fuels facility, Sierra BioFuels, located near Reno, Nev. Founded in Pleasanton, Calif.,

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DECEMBER 3, 2023

The database, dubbed Climate TRACE, was created by Gore’s global climate coalition in an attempt to keep close track of supply chain emissions, according to a report from Fortune. It’s also looking to publish air pollution information in the database on either a weekly or a monthly basis. In 2021, Tesla urged a U.S.

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JULY 4, 2023

In the report, Deloitte uses clean hydrogen to encompass both green hydrogen— produced from renewable electricity via electrolysis—and blue hydrogen—produced via natural gas coupled with carbon capture and storage. Overall, this outlook shows clean hydrogen delivering crucial carbon emission reductions.

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AUGUST 20, 2020

To translate these behavioral changes into energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions estimates. In the transition toward a low-carbon transportation system, refueling infrastructure is crucial for the viability of any alternative fuel vehicle. We make two distinctions: first, between impacts on amount of travel (e.g.,

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

million in funding for six projects as part of the Systems for Monitoring and Analytics for Renewable Transportation Fuels from Agricultural Resources and Management (SMARTFARM) program. These technologies will allow for improved efficiency in feedstock production and enable new ag-sector carbon removal and management opportunities.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The planned supply volumes will be used exclusively in vehicle production at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg in South Carolina, in body components such as the hood, for example. In the supply chain of a mid-sized fully-electric vehicle around a quarter of the CO 2 emissions are attributable to aluminum.

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JUNE 16, 2021

Rio Tinto has partnered with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to study whether hydrogen can replace natural gas in alumina refineries to reduce emissions. Once complete, the study will inform the viability of a potential demonstration project. Rio Tinto will conduct a $1.2-million

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NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Key findings from the report include: The C40 Recharge has approximately 5% lower total carbon footprint than XC40 Recharge when charged with EU-28 electricity mix in the use phase, which is mainly because of better aerodynamic properties. Choice of methodology has a significant impact on the total carbon footprint. Break-even diagram.

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JUNE 4, 2022

The move will significantly reduce Audi’s carbon emissions and also save money. —Dieter Braun, Head of Supply Chain at Audi AG. The switch will reduce carbon emissions by around 2,600 tons every year. In the future, preferably all production sites will implement this solution.

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APRIL 4, 2023

The investment will provide upgrades to those facilities to support the industry’s first fuel agnostic engine platforms ( earlier post ) that will run on low carbon fuels, including natural gas, diesel and eventually hydrogen, helping decarbonize the nation’s truck fleets today. The Cummins Power Systems factory is a 1.1

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MAY 6, 2020

The plan was issued by the four associations representing the full automotive supply chain: from equipment and tire suppliers, to vehicle manufacturers, to dealers and workshops (ACEA, CECRA, CLEPA and ETRMA). Maintain the central source of information on border measures set up by the Commission.

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MAY 31, 2022

Furthermore, working towards the realization of a carbon-neutral society by 2050, AEON TOHOKU and Toyota, together with Futaba Town and Namie Town, wish to contribute to the creation of a sustainable community of the future that utilizes hydrogen. FH2R has been constructed with a renewable energy-powered 10MW-class hydrogen production unit.

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

Algae are photosynthetic, carbon sequestering organisms that have the ability to grow in fresh to saturated saline water, at a broad range of pH, and in many growth configurations including open unlined ponds, enclosed photobioreactors, attached growth systems, and in the open ocean.

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OCTOBER 20, 2019

The goal is to develop an efficient and powerful test plant that will use carbon dioxide and water as well as electricity from renewable sources and bacteria to produce specialty chemicals. From the Supplementary Information for a 2018 paper in Nature Catalysis by the Evonik-Siemens team (Haas et al. describing the approach.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Heliogen’s AI-enabled concentrated solar energy system is designed to create carbon-free steam, electricity, and heat from abundant and renewable sunlight. Heliogen and Bloom Energy plan to continue their testing efforts and look forward to sharing further information at a future date.

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DECEMBER 24, 2018

US electric power sector CO 2 emissions have declined 28% since 2005 because of slower electricity demand growth and changes in the mix of fuels used to generate electricity, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Source: US EIA, US Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions , 2017.

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MAY 11, 2022

The US price of ammonia, the primary source of nitrogen fertilizer, has risen by a factor of six in the past two years, and most of these increases have occurred since March 2021, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Graph by the US Energy Information Administration, based on data from Bloomberg.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Some of the world’s leading automotive industry suppliers, including SSAB steel, Hydro renewable energy, ZF electric powertrains, ZKW control systems and Autoliv safety equipment, are joining forces with intent to collaborate on the Polestar 0 Project, which aims to develop a truly climate-neutral car by 2030 ( earlier post ).

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AUGUST 22, 2023

Hydrogen-based direct reduced iron (H 2 -DRI) is an alternative pathway for low-carbon steel production. The focus of this work is to characterize plausible hydrogen end use in iron and steelmaking in a manner that can inform coupling with H 2 generation and storage systems. Rosner et al. per kg H 2 or less.

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JANUARY 27, 2023

Made from widely available domestic feedstocks and advanced refining technologies, energy-dense biofuels provide a pathway for low-carbon fuels that can lower greenhouse gas emissions throughout the transportation sector and accelerate the bioeconomy. Hundreds of millions of gallons of drop-in 100% SAF will be unlocked. Comstock Inc.,

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MARCH 16, 2021

The California Energy Commission (CEC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and California Air Resources Board (CARB) released the first joint agency report and a summary document examining how the state’s electricity system can become carbon-free by 2045. California’s electricity mix is already more than 60% carbon-free.

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AUGUST 23, 2021

of hydrogen is currently produced via water electrolysis and only a fraction of this production is powered by renewable energy. Taking IRENA’s REmap scenario as a reference, renewable hydrogen could deliver 5% of total final energy demand in 2050. According to the IEA, less than 0.1% solar generation exceeding electrolyzer capacity).

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JUNE 16, 2014

UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, announced that Honeywell Green Jet Fuel produced from its UOP Renewable Jet Fuel process will power 200 commercial flights on GOL Airlines during the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. UOP supplied nearly 92,000 liters (24,000 gallons US) of Honeywell Green Jet Fuel for the flights.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

IPCEI Hy2Use will cover a wide part of the hydrogen value chain by supporting: the construction of hydrogen-related infrastructure, notably large-scale electrolyzers and transport infrastructure, for the production, storage and transport of renewable and low-carbon hydrogen; and.

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JANUARY 15, 2021

In the first phase of SAF deployment through 2025, waste oils are the likeliest source of low-carbon fuel due to their low carbon intensity and ease of conversion. Electrofuels offer substantial long-term potential for supplying SAF, as there are fewer constraints to their production volumes.

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JUNE 16, 2014

UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, announced that Honeywell Green Jet Fuel produced from its UOP Renewable Jet Fuel process will power 200 commercial flights on GOL Airlines during the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. UOP supplied nearly 92,000 liters (24,000 gallons US) of Honeywell Green Jet Fuel for the flights.

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JUNE 16, 2014

UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, announced that Honeywell Green Jet Fuel produced from its UOP Renewable Jet Fuel process will power 200 commercial flights on GOL Airlines during the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. UOP supplied nearly 92,000 liters (24,000 gallons US) of Honeywell Green Jet Fuel for the flights.

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JULY 23, 2021

The feasibility study work will focus on gathering critical geological, geotechnical and hydrogeological data to inform Rio Tinto’s assessment of underground development options and is expected to be completed in 2024. g/t gold with further upside potential based on drilling. This follows a $1.5-billion

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FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Americans experienced the most power interruptions on record in 2020, according to the US Energy Information Administration; with F-150 Lightning, homeowners can use their truck to maintain their routines during brief or extended outages. —Matt Stover, Ford charging and energy services director.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2016

The standard would require reductions in the carbon footprint of the fuels supplied in Canada, based on lifecycle analysis. These consultations would inform the development of a regulatory approach under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA). Some jurisdictions (e.g., Some jurisdictions (e.g., petroleum coke).

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MAY 28, 2019

Raising the penetration of renewable —an intermittent—sources of energy into the grid will require large scale electrical energy storage and retrieval. The study supplies information to determine the best design based on needs. At the same time, having many options also creates too many engineering choices.

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AUGUST 17, 2021

The UK government has launched a Hydrogen Strategy intended to create a thriving low-carbon hydrogen sector—blue and green—in the UK over the next decade and beyond. The government says that a booming, UK-wide hydrogen economy could be worth (£900) million (US$1.24

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MARCH 6, 2019

Strategic federal investments are developing technologies for the bioeconomy that promise to create new possibilities for renewable product supply-chains, jobs, and economic opportunities. —Energy Department Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Daniel Simmons.

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JANUARY 23, 2012

Concept of the service and mobile app for renewable charging. OnStar and Google are working together to demonstrate a new OnStar service for managing the charging of Chevrolet Volts with renewable energy, using the 17 Chevrolet Volts in Google’s “Gfleet” based at the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2022

It’s no secret that a steady supply of lithium is essential to the growth of the electric vehicle industry both here and abroad. We currently hold mineral leases covering 120,000 acres that contain an estimated 4 million tons of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) within a lithium “hot spot” of the Smackover formation.

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